Culinary Walking Tour & Iron Chef Elm City will happen this weekend, April 25 and 26, in downtown New Haven at Gateway Community College, 60 Sargent Dr.
Tour begins at 1:45 p.m., Iron Chef competition begins at noon.
A guided three-hour walk through the scenic and historic streets of downtown New Haven will offer participants the opportunity to sample famous New Haven culinary destinations.
The tour, which costs $59, begins at Davenport’s at the Top of the Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale, rain or shine.
On Sunday, defending Iron Chef Champion Arturo Franco-Camacho of Bespoke takes on two new adversaries: Rafael Palomino of Pacifico, and Manual Romero of Ibiza, during this battle to crown the best local chef. Using a local "secret" ingredient, the chefs will create an appetizer, entree and dessert.
Iron Chef fee is $10 to $30. For more information call (203) 777-8550, (800) 332-7829.
Those who wish to stay in town can ask for the Stay the Night Package, that offers a one or two night hotel stay at Study at Yale, Premiere Hotel & Suites or New Haven Hotel. The special offer includes Culinary Walking Tour passes, special Chef's menu at premiere New Haven restaurants and tickets to the Iron Chef Elm City Competition.
Also of interest is the "Endless Forms: Charles Darwin, Natural Science and the Visual Arts" exhibit at the Yale Center for British Art, which runs through May 3.
Yale University Galleries are free.
Restaurant week in New Haven offers a prix fixe lunch can for $16.38 (the year New Haven was founded) and $29 will get you dinner; the special ends April 24. For details on participating restaurants see http://www.infonewhaven.com.
